KENYA NEWS

Regional heads of state led the international community in congratulating President Uhuru Kenyatta upon his declaration as President on Friday, following Tuesday's general elections. Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni passed his congratulations to President Kenyatta, saying his re-election…

Kirinyaga county has defied the "six piece" voting calls to elect businessman Charles Kibiru, an independent candidate as their senator. This will be the first time the county gave a deaf ear to "suit" voting call since the introduction of multi-party politics in 1992. Kibiru, a greenhorn…

The electoral commission has gazetted President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto as winners of the 2017 presidential election held on Tuesday. In a gazette notice published Friday, IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati said Uhuru, Ruto were duly elected as President and Deputy President after…

In their press briefing on Saturday in Nairobi, opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) claimed that over 100 of their supporters have been killed by police in the ongoing protests over declaration of President Uhuru as the winner of Tuesday's elections. Gunshots in Kibera and Mathare area in…

The government through acting Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has dispelled claims that police offices used live bullets to disperse National Super Alliance (NASA) supporters. The supporters took to the streets to express their dissatisfaction with presidential election results declared…

Eight people perished while several others sustained serious injuries after a public service matatu they were traveling in collided head on with a lorry at Ng’onyi area in Meru County on Saturday. Eye witnesses said the passenger vehicle was trying to overtake a motorbike when it collided head on…

As voters sent 25 governors packing in Tuesday’s election, the move is set to come with a Sh2.8 billion burden on taxpayers in form of sendoff packages. The law provides that an exiting governor is entitled to a gratuity of 31 per cent of their annual basic pay for every year served. Deputy…

Kenyan Election Observation Group (ELOG) says that presidential results from their parallel tallying centre are in tandem with ones announced by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). In a statement on Saturday, the organization said that they conducted a survey in 1,692…

Opposition outfit National Super Alliance (NASA)on Friday declined to sign the final presidential election results paper in protest, accusing the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of giving a fear ear to their concerns. NASA agents Musalia Mudavadi and Siaya senator James Orengo…

Outgoing Bomet governor Isaac Rutto has not been seen in public or made statement since suffering defeat in the hands of former deputy National Assembly speaker Joyce Laboso of Jubilee Party. The Chama cha Mashinani (CCM) leader was last seen in Chebaraa primary school, where he cast his vote. The…